Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-25
SCHOOLS OF THE woRLo.
Provisions Made by tine Countries OF Europs
for Educational PURPOSES.

for Educational Purposes.
| A glance ut the educational statistics
{ Of the world will convince one that II
systems are not entirely faultless in
| tentions are admirable in the matter OF
! teaching young ideas how to shoot
| The humblest countries make rich pro-
visions for school furposes, and in
many places where we would not nat
urally expect high order of educa-
tional enterprise government expendi-
lures in that direction are surprisingly
large. The figures from few coun-
tries-latest official reports-to be ta-
ken in comparison with the work done
in the United States, will make the
facts clear, and furnish data not easily
accessible to every one.
In Austria-Hungary there are 36.259
schools of all classes, and 4,784, 523
pupils and students. In Austria the
educational expenditures are II ,598, 63S
fiorins annually. and in Hungary about
6,579,717 forms, including the appro-
priation for public worship. In Bel
GUM the school allotment for 1887 was !:
Superior education, Eos, 176; middle
class schools, 9152. 909: primary edu-
cation, f412,02 In Denmark, where
elementary education under the COM
pulsory system is widely diffused, and
in the parochial schools, there are 231,-
935 pupils, in addition to the 1851 stu
dents at the University of Copenhagen.
The annual expenditure for education
and public worship is 1,941, $50 kro-
ners. In France 131, 734, 1927 francs are
expended on public instruction, and
1896, 655 on the fine arts. branch of
education too commonly neglected.
There is an elementary school for every
472 inhabitants, and primary attend
ance Of 1888, O86. OF the entire APP
preparation this year 81, 400, 600 francs
were set down for primary education.
In Germany, where education is gen.
eral and compulsory, there are, in adj
dition to the regular schools, twenty
one universities, and in the elementary
schools there are 157 pupils to every
1000 inhabitants, the largest proper
ton of any country except Switzer-
land. which has the same. The eX-
penditure for public worship and in
struction is So, 1852, 1874 marks. In Great
Britain there are nine universities and
sixty-nine colleges, with a teaching
staff of 1.O59 and 1882 students.
There are other schools to the number
of 29.6 with an average attendance
of 1929, 434. The grants for primary
schools in 1885 were "a, $50, 1879. The
expenditures last year for education,
science and art were 95, Az, 352. L.
Greece there are 1863 schools of all
sorts and 1929 pupils, with an
annual expenditure for worship and
instruction of 1892, TIC drachmas.
Italy has AZ, $50 primary public day
schools, in which are about 1873, 723
pupils. There are also 1929 primary
private schools, with 1913, 102 pupils,
and 2,035 public and private infant
schools. The expenditure for public
instruction is 34,736, 1882 lire. Portugal
has 1857 public primary schools, with
III, 6S5 pupils; 1,740 private primary
schools. with o8,231 pupils; III night
schools, with 1922 pupils, besides 81
lYceums, numerous private middle
class schools, and six polytechnic, in
dustrial and medical colleges. and the
university at Coimbra. The school ex-
penditure is 1,S77 milreis.
In Russia, besides numerous indus
trial, agricultural, mining, and other
special schools, there are 80, pri-
mary schools, with 1,924,1S1 pupils.
There are 39,507. $40 roubles set down
for public instruction. In Spain last
year the total sum set apart for educa-
ton was only 9308, 772, and it is no
wonder that the last census gives Copper
cent. of the adult population as being
unable to read or write. Sweden has
two universities and 1925 elementary
schools and 697,792 pupils, about "a
per cent of all the children between the
ages of eight and fifteen. The expen-
diture on education is II. 020. GAL kroner
for the year. Norway has 6,617 ele-
mentary schools and 279, 6GS pupils, the
amount expended being f239, 3SS.
Switzerland has 4.799 elementary
schools with 454, 211 pupils, Ais second
airy schools with 20, 131 pupils, 1O2
middle-class schools with IL, 5S5 pupils,
besides four universities with 1,513 pu-
pills. There are also five academies
and high schools and a polytechnic in
stitute. Mexico has 1886 public ele-
meutary schools with 100000 pupils,
and 1873 schools for superior education
with IL, 200 pupils. The last appropri-
alton for education and justice was
81. 431, OS1- 1t is presumed every one
knows something of the educational
facilities of the United States, with their
innumerable private, public and high
schools, colleges, seminaries, universe
ties and industrial schools. In 1SS4-'95
the total amount expended for common
school purposes (with IL, 169, 923 pupils
enrolled in the public schools) was
$40, 3S4, 655. which will give a fair
idea of what the country is doing for